Man who drove drunk into Chardon home charged with having meth manufacturing chemicals

A day after being sentenced for driving drunk and crashing into a Chardon home, a Claridon Township man was arrested for allegedly having chemicals used to make meth.

On April 16, Geauga County Sheriff’s Office detectives allegedly found a “discarded meth lab” in a home at 11117 Claridon-Troy Road in Claridon Township, according to a news release from Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Hiscox.

Devon S. Stivers, 18, allegedly had a pipe used to smoke methamphetamine. He was charged in Chardon Municipal Court with second-degree misdemeanor possession of a drug abuse instrument and released on a personal recognizance bond, said Hiscox.

Devon’s brother, 24-year-old Derek R. Stivers, was allegedly found to be in possession of a chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine, Hiscox said.

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According to Chardon Municipal Court records, Derek Stivers was charged with third-degree felony illegal possession of chemicals for the manufacturing of drugs. At his April 17 arraignment hearing, Judge Terri L. Stupica set his bond at $25,000 cash or surety. A preliminary hearing is set for April 25.

The day before the arrest for the alleged drug activity, Derek Stivers was sentenced in Chardon Municipal Court after he drove drunk and crashed into a Chardon home on New Year’s Eve.

At about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 31, Derek Stivers crashed his 2005 Subaru Impreza into a home on Crocker Boulevard and then fled the scene. Chardon police responded and soon found him driving the damaged vehicle on Chardon Windsor Road.

No one in the home was injured, including a 4-year-old child who normally would be sleeping in a room that the car damaged. The child had been sleeping at the time with his mother in another room.

Derek Stivers pleaded guilty to first-degree misdemeanor driving under the influence. He pleaded no contest to first-degree misdemeanor hit-skip and was found guilty, according to court records.

For the DUI charge, Derek Stivers was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 90 suspended, a $375 fine and two years of probation. As part of his probation, he cannot leave Ohio without the court’s permission, cannot consume drugs or alcohol, must perform community service with Habitat for Humanity and pay $1,000 in restitution, court records showed.

For the hit-skip charge, Stivers was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, a $1,000 fine with $500 suspended and 80 hours of community service, according to court records.

Because of the conditions of his probation agreement, Derek Stivers is being held without bond, Hiscox said.

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